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It was a pretty busy weekend for Sheila Rivera. The long-time Secaucus girls’ volleyball coach earned induction into the New Jersey Scholastic Coaches Association Hall of Fame Sunday at the Pines Manor in Edison. Rivera earned the place of permanent prominence by having such an incredible resume, a 10-year record of 232-42, complete with three …

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After spending her freshman year at Secaucus High School, Ariel Concepcion wanted to expand her horizons. “I made the move for an academic switch,” Concepcion said. “I felt like I wasn’t being challenged enough academically.” So Concepcion packed up her books and took her softball glove to St. Dominic Academy. At an open house before …

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Tom Eagleson vividly recalls the first win in his historic Hall of Fame-quality coaching career. “It was a cold and rainy day in 1981,” said Eagleson, who began the 32nd season of his storied career as the head softball coach at North Bergen High School last week. “We played St. Cecelia’s of Englewood in Englewood.” …

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The Marauders of St. Peter’s Prep had a baseball season to remember in 2015, tying the school record for victories in a year (26) and returning to the local top of the heap by winning the Ed “Faa” Ford Memorial Hudson County Tournament. But according to Marauders head coach Pat Laguerre, that’s all in the …

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The end of the 2015 high school baseball season didn’t end well for Ron Hayward. The veteran Marist baseball coach and athletic director, who guided the Royal Knights to the NJSIAA Non-Public B state championship in 2012, decided to leave his alma mater after nine years as a coach and administrator, but after a lifetime …

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For many years, Memorial High School in West New York produced some of the fastest long distance runners in the state and featured the most feared baseball program around. Locally and even in the state of New Jersey, the Memorial baseball program, under the tutelage of the late Tony Ferrainolo, was as good as it …

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The Union City High School baseball team won an impressive 16 games last season and advanced all the way to the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group IV championship game before falling to Randolph. With most of that team returning this season, one would have to expect veteran head coach Chipper Benway to have high …

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The 2015-16 Hudson Reporter All-Area Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball Teams represent the finest that Hudson County has in terms of basketball talent. The Hudson Reporter All-Area Girls’ Basketball Team has no returning players from last year’s First Team, but has three fine individuals who were selected as Second Team honorees a year ago making the …

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Before the high school basketball season officially tipped off back in December, there were a lot of expectations placed upon the St. Anthony basketball team. Back then, this team had all the pieces to make a run at the school’s 28th NJSIAA state championship and consequently, the 13th NJSIAA Tournament of Champions crown. Three highly …

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Amissa Epperson toiled in virtual obscurity during her basketball playing days at McNair Academic in Jersey City. It’s hard for anyone 6-foot-2 to fly under the radar in girls’ basketball, but Epperson did just that, even though she played for the Cougars all four years. When it came time to make a college decision, Epperson …

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